As the City of Salina looks to update and improve its parks, leaders are taking a look at requirements to make sure they are aware of how accessible the parks and recreation system is. Though not a part of the original act passed in 1990, the current Americans with Disabilities Act now mandates equal access to parks and recreation. For Salina, much of this increased access is being addressed as the city moves forward making improvements to parks and recreation. At this time, the city’s community relations division, which includes ADA compliance, hasn’t received many, if any complaints about accessibility within [...]

Students at Salina Public Schools met local industry leaders and employers this week in a night dedicated to showcasing the district’s career and technical education programs. The Building Bridges event kicked off Thursday evening with Salina area leaders, school professionals, students and their families enjoying hors d’oeuvres prepared by Salina South High School’s culinary arts students. Afterward, there was networking time before the keynote speaker Tom Christy shared about his journey to Salina and co-founding Geoprobe systems, a tooling and drilling rig manufacturing company. The theme of the evening was entrepreneurship and locally owned businesses, and how Salina has historically been [...]

Kansas Tourism, in partnership with the Patterson Family Foundation, is providing nearly $2 million to eight tourism projects across the state to enhance the state’s growing tourism industry. Tourism Attraction Sub-grants for Kansas (TASK) were presented by Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland and Kansas Tourism Director Bridgette Jobe at an event on Thursday at Strataca: Kansas Underground Salt Museum in Hutchinson. HorseThief Reservoir Benefit District in Hodgeman County, is one of eight recipients to receive TASK awards. The tourism industry is the 9th largest employer in the state, generating $11.8 billion in economic output annually and saving the [...]